Apple announced yesterday that Forstall, the vice president of iOS software, would be leaving the company next year after working there for 15 years. Apple didn't go into much detail other than that, but new reports are shedding light on the situation.

According to Giga OM, Forstall's departure was "fairly last minute" and "not something he initiated." Many iOS and OS X teams as well as engineers were surprised by the news and found out only minutes after it was announced.

However, Forstall didn't seem to make many friends during his time with Apple. Giga OM mentioned that Forstall's exit was "met with a sense of quiet jubilation, especially among people who worked in the engineering groups." Forstall didn't get along with Apple executives either, such as industrial designer Jony Ive, Senior Vice President of Internet Software and Services Eddy Cue, or Senior Vice President of Mac and Devices Hardware Engineering Bob Mansfield.

Forstall was deeply criticized for the execution of Apple's latest maps app, which is the company's first in-house maps service application on iOS. It was released in September along with iOS 6, and mocked for its geography and navigation issues.

Reports have noted that Apple's time schedule for the maps launch was what led to the problems, insinuating that a quick launch was more important than a finished product.

Now, Apple is showing Forstall the door, and no one seems to be too upset about it. Rather, many Apple employees have welcomed the promotions given to Ive, Cue, Mansfield and Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Mac Software Engineering.

Ive will take over Human Interface (HI) for the company while Cue will take on Siri, Maps, the iTunes Store, the App Store, iCloud and the iBookstore. Furthermore, Mansfield will lead a new group called "Technologies" for all of Apple's wireless teams while Federighi will take over iOS and OS X.

In addition to Forstall, Apple fired its retail head John Browett as well. Browett, which only joined Apple in April of this year, was responsible for a faulty hiring formula that led to the reduction of part-time hours and several lay offs of retail employees. Some had only just finished their training.

Hmm add 30 yrs, bit of front baldness, very short graying hair, and a pair of granny glasses, by jove he looks like someone else that was considered a Grade A douche bucket. They both had similar personalities.

From what I've heard, it was so bad, Steve Jobs used to bring Tim Cook to mediate meetings where Scott Forstall and Bob Mansfield were both involved. It looks like Tim Cook is stepping up to take some of these things head on.

That's exactly it. Forstall should have been the one to replace Jobs. He's the type of dbag that would rule with an iron fist like Jobs did which made Apple so profitable.

Jobs wouldn't have apologized for iMaps. Just like he never apologized for the proven iPhone 4 one finger death touch.

iPad mini wouldn't exist if Jobs was still in power. I don't think it'd exist if Forstall was in power since he is so Jobs like.

Stock dropped below $600 yesterday. Two latest major updates to iOS contain huge fails (Siri, even Woz said it sucks, and iMaps). iPad mini will simply cannibalize iPad sales and is a poor response to Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire.

Boy Tim Cook sure looks like a winner. Relying on the same sheep to buy new hardware every year will only last so long.

If Steve Jobs were alive, Apple would never have released iOS 6 with Maps at such a shitty level. He was impeccable about the details and thats a huge sore thumb. Apple just wanted this guy to take the wrap for it and when he said hell no he got booted out. Watch Apple divolve in the next 5 years from internal bickering

I do not buy Mac Computers however I am an iPhone/iPad extreme junkie. I always have to have the newest one. The iPad mini and the iPad 4 6 months after getting the iPad 3 is a slap in the face. And now the iPhone 5s 6 months after the 5? I am heading towards the F Apple train. It is completely disrespectful to customers.

Meh, IDK. What he says is true. Since Steve Jobs has left, Appl,e HAS stopped innovating in the mobile space. With Cook, the supply chain guru, its clear there is a lack of leadership and a lack of innovation. They are content now more than ever to ride coattails and brands.

He might not be your best friend, and you may hate Apple, but it seems clear that he refers to reality, not some fiction in his head due to ego. Just saying.

Meh, IDK. What he says is true. Since Steve Jobs has left, Appl,e HAS stopped innovating in the mobile space. With Cook, the supply chain guru, its clear there is a lack of leadership and a lack of innovation. They are content now more than ever to ride coattails and brands.

He might not be your best friend, and you may hate Apple, but it seems clear that he refers to reality, not some fiction in his head due to ego. Just saying.